Somehow, being alone with God doesn't seem as embarrassing
as facing up to another person. Until we actually sit down
and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our
willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical.
TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p 60

It wasn't unusual for me to talk to God, and myself, about
my character defects. But to sit down, face to face, and
openly discuss these intimacies with another person was
much more difficult. I recognized in the experience,
however, a similar relief to the one I had experienced
when I first admitted I was an alcoholic. I began to
appreciate the spiritual significance of the program and
that this Step was just an introduction to what was yet
to come in the remaining seven Steps.

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Twenty-Four Hours A Day

A.A. Thought For The Day

A.A. teaches us to take it easy. We learn how to relax and
to stop worrying about the past or the future, to give up
our resentments and hates and tempers, to stop being
critical of people, and to try to help them instead.
That's what "Easy Does It" means. So in the time that's
left to me to live, I'm going to try to take it easy, to
relax and not to worry, to try to be helpful to others,
and to trust God. For what's left of my life, is my motto
going to be "Easy Does It"?

Meditation For The Day

I must overcome myself before I can truly forgive other
people for injuries done to me. The self in me cannot
forgive injuries. The very thought of wrongs means that
my self is in the foreground. Since the self cannot forgive,
I must overcome my selfishness. I must cease trying to
forgive those who fretted and wronged me. It is a mistake
for me even to think about these injuries. I must aim at
overcoming myself in my daily life and then I will find
there is nothing in me that remembers injury, because the
only thing injured, my selfishness, is gone.

Prayer For The Day

I pray that I may hold no resentments. I pray that my mind
may be washed clean of all past hates and fears.

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As Bill Sees It

The New A.A.
and His Family, p. 123

When alcoholism strikes, very unnatural situations may develop which
work against marriage partnership and compatible union. If the man is
affected, the wife must become the head of the house, often the
breadwinner. As matters get worse, the husband becomes a sick and
irresponsible child who needs to be looked after and extricated from
endless scrapes and impasses. Very gradually, usually without any
realization of the fact, the wife is forced to become the mother of an
erring boy, and the alcoholic alternately loves and hates her maternal
care.

Under the influence of A.A.'s Twelve Steps, these situations are often
set right.

<< << << >> >> >>

Whether the family goes on a spiritual basis or not, the alcoholic
member has to if he would recover. The others must be convinced of
his new status beyond the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to
most families who have lived with a drinker.

1. 12 & 12, pp. 117-118
2. Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 135

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Walk in Dry Places

Knowing a new freedom
Spiritual growth
Most of us place a high value on freedom without always knowing what it
really is, or ought to be. "Freedom" in the drinking world
is often merely license to indulge ourselves without concern about
consequences. This false freedom usually forces us into
dependency or the need to rely on others to get us out of trouble.
The "new freedom" that comes out of the 12 Steps is a higher
order. It means that by following principles in living we find
choices and experiences that were never possible in the old life.
We are free from the destructive behavior that always ended in pain and
defeat.
This freedom is more of the spirit than of worldly things. It is
knowing the truth about ourselves and life. As the Bible says,
"You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." In
this new freedom, we no longer pursue activities that are ruinous and
wasteful. We no longer deceive ourselves with painful illusions
and false hopes, because we've learned to live and think on higher
levels. Knowing the truth, we're free from alcohol and from the
bad thinking that poisoned our lives and relationships.
Today I'll be grateful for the new freedom I have found in the program.
I am free from the compulsions that caused me to hurt myself and
others. I am free to choose new opportunities for service and
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Keep It Simple

When I have listened to my mistakes, I have grown.---Hugh Prather
Everyone makes mistakes. We all know that. So why is it so hard to
admit
our own? We seem to think we have to be prefect. We have a hard time
looking at our mistakes. But our mistakes can be very good teachers.
Our
Twelve Step program helps us learn and grow from our mistakes. In Step
Four, half of our work is to think of our mistakes. In step Five, we
admit our mistakes to God, ourselves, and another person. We learn, we
grow and become whole. All by coming to know our mistakes The gift of
recovery is not being free from mistakes. Instead, we do the Steps to
claim our mistakes and talk about them. We find the gift of recovery
when
we learn from our mistakes.
Prayer for the Day: Higher Power, help me to see my mistakes as
changes to get to know myself
better.
Action for the Day: Today Ill talk to a friend about what my
mistakes
taught me. Today I'll
feel less shame.***********************************************************Each Day a New Beginning

. . . love is a great beautifier. --Louisa May Alcott
Meeting life head-on, with a smile, attracts to us people and
situations. Our attitudes shape our world--which is not to deny that
problems do occur. However, problems can be viewed as special
opportunities for personal growth. As gifts, more or less, that we are
ready to receive. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. The
stumbling blocks we encounter push us beyond our present awareness.
They teach us that we are stronger and more creative than we'd thought.
Problem-solving is esteem-building.
Negatively confronting the day is sure to complicate any experiences. A
simple misunderstanding can be exaggerated into a grave situation,
requiring the energy of many people to handle it. On the other hand, a
patient, trusting, loving attitude can turn a grave situation into a
positive learning experience for all affected.
We can beautify the day by smiling, at it and throughout all the
experiences it offers us. The expression of love to everyone we meet
guarantees to make us more lovable in return.
How great is my influence today! I can go forth feeling love, if I
choose to--guaranteeing an enjoyable day for me and everyone I meet.

ANOTHER
CHANCE - Poor, black, totally
ruled by alcohol, she felt shut away from any life worth living.
But when she began a prison sentence, a door opened.

I do think that some of the African-Americans here--and other places
too--are afraid to go to other meetings. I just want to say to
that you don't have to be afraid, because no one at any A.A. meeting
will bite you. There are no color bars in A.A. If you give
us a try, you will see that we are really human beings, and we will
welcome you with open arms and hearts.

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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

Tradition Eleven - "Our
public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion;
we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press,
radio, and films."

Therefore, a great responsibility fell upon us to develop the best
possible public relations policy for Alcoholics Anonymous. Through many
painful experiences, we think we have arrived at what that policy ought
to be. It is the opposite in many ways of usual promotional practice.
We found that we had to rely upon the principle of attraction rather
than of promotion.

"No
matter
how
much
you
talk to your plant, if you don't
water it, it's
going to die."
--Mike Perry

"Some things you have to do every day. Eating seven apples on Saturday
night instead of one a day just isn't going to get the job done."
--Jim Rohn

Everyone has creative ability. What you choose to do with it is entirely
up to you.
--Unknown

Never make a permanent decision based on a temporary storm. No
matter how raging the billows are today, remind yourself: "This too
shall pass!"
--T. D. Jakes

No matter what we have done, God always offers us the chance to begin
anew. Knowing that God grants us a new beginning, we, too, can look
at our parents, our children, our partner or our friends, anyone with
whom we've had some distance, and say, "Let's have a new
beginning." Love is greater than any of our mistakes.
--Mary Manin Morrissey

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Father Leo's Daily Meditation

UNIQUENESS

"God sees nothing average."
--Anonymous

God created every human being from the dust and yet He bestowed
within all of us His image. This means that we are divine. We are
creatures created to create. We share God's life for the universe. We
are anything but average!

And yet for years we thought we were not good enough. We needed
drugs, food or people to make us okay. We considered ourselves
"less-than", inferior or freaks.

But today we awake to a new message. The spiritual message tells us
that we are forever holding the hand of God. He needs you and me to
work in His vineyard. In us He makes miracles. Today I know that I am
beautiful. I am important. I am unique.

Master, part of Your beauty is in Your healing power. Help me to be
healed daily by beholding my beauty that is forever within and without.

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The
grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall
stand for ever.
Isaiah 40:8

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one
another in honor.
Romans 12:10

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust
destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and
where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also."
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Daily Inspiration
Patience grows with practice and elevates the hearts
of those who benefit from it as well as your own. Lord, may my actions
show love and speak loudly of Your presence within me.

Most of us never set our sights as high as Jesus intended we should.
Lord, may the celebration of Your birth serve as a rebirth within me of
my sense of commitment, consecration and purpose.

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NA Just For Today

Sharing Our Gratitude

"My gratitude speaks when I care and
when I share with others the NA way."Gratitude Prayer

The longer we stay clean, the more we
experience feelings of gratitude for our recovery. These feelings of
gratitude aren't limited to particular gifts like new friends or the
ability to be employed. More frequently, they arise from the overall
sense of joy we feel in our new lives. These feelings are enhanced by
our certainty of the course our lives would have taken if it weren't
for the miracle we've experienced in Narcotics Anonymous.

These feelings are so
all-encompassing, so wondrous, and sometimes so overwhelming that we
often can't find words for them. We sometimes openly weep with
happiness while sharing in a meeting, yet we grope for words to express
what we are feeling. We want so badly to convey to newcomers the
gratitude we feel, but it seems that our language lacks the
superlatives to describe it.

When we share with tears in our eyes,
when we choke up and can't talk at all—these are the times when our
gratitude speaks most clearly. We share our gratitude directly from our
hearts; with their hearts, others hear and understand. Our gratitude
speaks eloquently, though our words may not.

Just for today: My gratitude has a
voice of its own; when it speaks, the heart understands. Today, I will
share my gratitude with others, whether I can find the words or not.

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You are reading from the book Today's
Gift.Everyone has talent. What is rare is
the courage to follow the talent. --Erica JongHow easy it is to look at others with
envy, certain that everyone we know is better in every way: school,
sports, games, appearance. What we may not know is that each of us is
exactly right the way we are. And what's more, no one of us is without
talent. Perhaps we simply have not discovered it yet, or maybe we've
been certain we knew what the talent should be, rather than letting the
talent within us emerge.It's reassuring to know that we are
talented, that we are special just as we are, that no one else is able
to bring to this life exactly the same ingredients that we're able to
bring.What special talent shall I exercise
today?

You are reading from the book
Touchstones."Honesty" without compassion and
understanding is not honest, but subtle hostility. --Rose N. FrarnzblauAny good thing can be used in hurtful
or destructive ways. Our entire recovery is based on a fundamental
premise of honesty. But our honesty becomes distorted and hurtful when
we are not in tune with our motivations. A man who contradicts other
group members to feel superior rather than to be helpful is being
hostile. If we criticize people about things they cannot change, we are
only hurting them. In making amends, we should not approach people who
are better off without our contact, or who are better off without our
confessions.As we grow, we encounter more parts of
ourselves that may be hurtful. We need to accept those parts too, not
condemn ourselves for being human, not hide our destructive impulses
from ourselves. Then our honesty with ourselves and with others will
not be tainted by dishonest motives.I pray for honesty with myself first
so my honesty with others will be pure.

You are reading from the book Each Day
a New Beginning.. . . love is a great beautifier.
--Louisa May AlcottMeeting life head-on, with a smile,
attracts to us people and situations. Our attitudes shape our
world--which is not to deny that problems do occur. However, problems
can be viewed as special opportunities for personal growth. As gifts,
more or less, that we are ready to receive. When the student is ready,
the teacher appears. The stumbling blocks we encounter push us beyond
our present awareness. They teach us that we are stronger and more
creative than we'd thought. Problem-solving is esteem-building.Negatively confronting the day is sure
to complicate any experiences. A simple misunderstanding can be
exaggerated into a grave situation, requiring the energy of many people
to handle it. On the other hand, a patient, trusting, loving attitude
can turn a grave situation into a positive learning experience for all
affected.We can beautify the day by smiling, at
it and throughout all the experiences it offers us. The expression of
love to everyone we meet guarantees to make us more lovable in return.How great is my influence today! I can
go forth feeling love, if I choose to--guaranteeing an enjoyable day
for me and everyone I meet.

You are reading from the book The
Language of Letting Go.Freedom from Self SeekingPlease free my thinking of self-will,
self-seeking, dishonesty, and wrong motives. --paraphrased from
Alcoholics AnonymousThere is a difference between owning
our power to take care of ourselves, as part of Gods will for our life,
and self will. There is a difference between self-care and
self-seeking. And our behaviors are not as much subject to criticism as
are the motives underlying them.There is a harmonic, gentle, timely
feeling to owning our power, to self-care, and to acts with healthy
motives that are not present in self will and self seeking. We will
learn discernment. But we will not always know the difference.
Sometimes, we will feel guilty and anxious with no need. We may be
surprised at the loving way God wants us to treat ourselves. We can
trust that self-care is always appropriate. We want to be free of
self-will and self-seeking, but we are always free to take care of
ourselves.God, please guide my motives today,
and keep me on Your path. Help me love myself, and others too. Help me
understand that more often than not, those two ideas are connected.

It is beautiful to know that I am the
creator of how I think and feel today, that I can choose my now. Today
I choose to feel joy and I will do all that I have to do to make that
possible. --Ruth Fishel

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Journey to the Heart

Say Good-Bye with an Open Heart

On our journey, we meet many souls
with whom we interact, exchange energy, in a way that enhances our
growth and theirs. We learn lessons together. We break bread. We share
love. But there often comes a time to say good-bye.

A good-bye can come suddenly,
unexpectedly, without much warning. Or a good-bye can be expected,
planned on, and take a while to work out. The length of time doesn’t
matter. What matters is how we handle our good-byes.

We can do it with our hearts open,
saying thank you for all we’ve learned. Or we can close our hearts and
bitterly say we’ve lost again. We can say good-bye with an attitude of
trust, faith, and love, believing our hearts led us together, for the
time we were close, to celebrate life and further our journeys. Or we
can do it with harsh judgement, asking what’s wrong with us that our
paths didn’t let us stay together. We can say good-bye with our hearts
open, feeling our sadness, our longing, and our joy. Or we can say
good-bye with emotions walled off, saying that’s just the way life is.

Sometimes, it’s time to say good-bye.
We can’t always choose timing, but we can choose the words of our heart.

And sometimes it’s not good-bye. It’s
till we meet again.

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More Language Of Letting Go

Say when it’s too much

I was sitting at the bus stop many
years ago watching impatiently for the bus. I had been patient for so
long– taking the bus to the grocery store, lugging big bags of
groceries home. Whenever I found myself feeling irritated about not
having a car, I’d be grateful that I was sober and that I could get
around. I’d be grateful for all the good things in my life.

Yet, it was getting harder and harder
to be grateful.

The bus finally arrived, and I bustled
my way on with my heavy bags, then lugged them the two blocks to my
apartment after the bus dropped me off. I didn’t want to cry, but I
couldn’t help it that day.

“God, I’m getting sick of walking and
taking the bus,” I said. “I’m tired of this. How much longer do I have
to wait to get a car?”

Within two months, I was driving an
automobile.

It’s important to be grateful. But
sometimes, repressing our emotions and not saying how we feel about a
situation is a form of trying to control the situation,too. We think if
we hold our breath, don’t complain, and do everything right, the
universe will just benevolently give us what we want.

Is there some situation in your life
that you’ve been hoping would magically get better if you bit your lip
and wished long enough? If you’ve started playing the waiting game in a
particular situation, tell yourself how you really feel.

Maybe it’s time to say when.

God, help me forgive myself for having
needs and desires.

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Going on RetreatMaking Time for Reflection

Going on retreat can be a powerful way
to process what is happening in your life.

Giving ourselves time to reflect and
heal can be a powerful way to process the things that are happening in
our lives, and one of the best approaches to do this is by going on a
retreat. Going on a retreat means that we have set the intention to
heal and learn more about our spirit, and doing this is a decision that
we make for ourselves.

Since everyone sees and experiences
the world differently, it is important to choose a type of retreat that
works best for us. Even though a friend or loved one may recommend
something, we have to trust our intuition and select a path that really
connects with what our soul needs most at the time. The most essential
thing is to be willing to respect our unique stage of development and
to be patient with ourselves since any thoughts or issues that arise
are simply part of the process of healing. Just remembering that a
retreat is an intense period of time where serious soul searching takes
place can help us allow whatever may happen to us to fully unfold.
Going on retreat may sound like a vacation, but most retreat
experiences ask you to look deep inside of yourself, and sometimes this
can be uncomfortable or stir the pot of our soul.

Putting our trust in the retreat
process will make space for the necessary work we have to do, making it
easier for our hearts and minds to explore wholly the innermost reaches
of our soul. By paying attention to these messages, we pave the way for
greater healing and transformation, since spending time in
contemplation at a retreat will give us the gift of insight and
understanding that we can use in all aspects of our daily lives.
Published with permission from Daily OM

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A Day At A Time

Reflection For The Day

“To stand on one leg and prove God’s
existence is a very different thing,” wrote Soren Kierkegaard, “from
going down on one’s knees and thanking Him.” It is my confidence in a
Higher Power, working in me, which today releases and activates my
ability to make my life a more joyous, satisfying experience. I can’t
bring this about by relying on myself and my own limited ideas. Have I
begun to thank God every night?

Today I Pray

May I remember constantly that it is
my belief in my Higher Power that flips the switch to release the power
in me. Whenever I falter in my faith, that power is shut off. I pray
for undiminished faith, so that this power — give by God and
regenerated by my own belief in it — may always be available to me as
the source of my strength.

Today I Will Remember

Faith regenerate God-given Power.

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One More Day

In our own secret hearts we each and
all of us feel superior to the rest of the world, or, if not superior,
at least “different” with a difference that is very precious and
beautiful to us, and the base of all our pride and perseverance. – Solomon Eagle

How alike we all are, yet how
different. Differences are what make each person so special. All our
efforts and all our experiences can shine forth ready to enhance our
lives and the lives of others when we dare to let our differences show.

In the complex world, each of us and
our differences are needed. To find where our uniqueness is most
useful, we may have to go out of our way. We may need to actually
create a niche for ourselves as we have done so many times before. In
doing this, we affirm our value and that of all others.

I accept my differentness as a gift
and a strength, not a weakness.

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One Day At A Time

STEP ONE"The cause is hidden, but the result
is known." Ovid

When I went to my first meeting and
was told about Step One, that I was to admit my powerlessness, it was
somewhat of a mystery to me. I thought powerlessness was weakness. It
was obvious that the result of my compulsive overeating could be seen
by everyone, but to me, I was not sure that powerlessness was the
answer to the problem. As I kept going to meetings and listening to
people share about powerlessness, read the literature, and talked to my
sponsor, I learned that powerlessness was not weakness. In fact, to
admit my powerlessness, was to connect me to a power that was greater
than I had ever experienced before in my life.

The paradoxes of the program, such as
we “lose to win” and “give to receive” are true of admitting my
powerlessness to find a greater power. In The Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions of Over-eaters Anonymous on p. 5 it reads, “Later we
discovered that, far from being a negative factor, the admission of our
powerlessness over food opened the door to an amazing new found power.”
What a blessing it is to now know that I am powerless, and have opened
the door of a new found power through the steps, the tools and my
Higher Power.

One Day at a Time . . .I will freely admit my powerlessness
and gladly open the door to the new found power in my life. ~ Carolyn

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AA 'Big Book' - Quote

When it will serve any good purpose,
we are willing to announce our convictions with tact and common sense.
- Pg. 77 - Into Action

Hour To Hour - Book - Quote

Right now the battle is over, so
surrender. You are drug free and at the turning point for a whole new
view on living. The weight of the past will drop from your shoulders
because a new fellowship is here to help you carry every burden, from
this hour forward.

Give me the courage to share one of
the burdens of my past battles at the next meeting I go to today. By
sharing, I divide; by dividing, I lighten my load.

The Healing Universe

Everywhere I look life is in a process
of healing from something. A plant that has been stepped on fights to
come back to life. A tree that has lost branches sprouts new growth. An
animal that has lost a leg learns to run on three. Life is always
reaching for life. It's an unbroken circle. Like a lover reaching for
their beloved , or a child holding onto his mother until the pain
passes. Life is programmed to heal itself and it will strive towards
that with all its will. I will allow this powerful force that's build
into my DNA to work its magic on me. I won't resist my own healing. I
will allow it in.

I am built to heal

- Tian Dayton PhD

Pocket Sponsor - Book - Quote

Although there are no Twelve Step
gurus, and God knows we are not saints, there are times when the words
and actions of some members touch us so much that we practically
consider them saints. We never forget though, that they are human and
still suffer. So we reach out to them as they reach out to others.

I remember that the 'alcoholic that
still suffers' could just as well be an old-timer as it is a newcomer,
my sponsor as my sponsee.

"Walk Softly and Carry a Big Book" - Book

Bring the shoes and the soul will
follow.

Time for Joy - Book - Quote

It is beautiful to know that I am the
creator of how I think and feel today, that I can choose my now. Today
I choose to feel joy and I will do all that I have to do to make that
possible.

Alkiespeak - Book - Quote

The doctor had patched up the young
boy, who thanked the doctor for healing him. The doctor said; 'No, I
just treat the wound, God heals it' - A favorite story of Dr. Bob's.

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AA Thought for the Day

May 3

AmendsMaking amends to my family, and to the
families of alcoholics still suffering, will always be important.Understanding the havoc I created and
trying to repair the destruction, will be a lifelong endeavor.The example of my sobriety may give
others hope, and faith to help themselves.- Daily Reflections, p. 173

Thought to Ponder . . .It is the highest form of self-respectto admit mistakes and to make amends
for them.

AA-related 'Alconym' . . .A A = Accountable Actions.

~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~

Troubles"So our troubles, we think,are basically of our own making.They arise out of ourselves,and the alcoholic is an extreme
example ofself-will run riot,though he usually doesn't think so.Above everything,we alcoholics must be rid of this
selfishness.We must, or it kills us!Many of us had moral and philosophicalconvictions galore,but we could not live up to themeven though we would have liked to.Neither could we reduce ourself-centeredness much by wishingor trying our own power.We had to have God's help."Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 62

Thought to Consider . . .The task ahead of usis never as great as the Power behind
us.

*~*~*AACRONYMS*~*~*FINEFeeling Insecure, Numb and Empty

*~*~*~*~*^Just For Today!^*~*~*~*~*

TrustFrom "CONCEPT III:""Our entire A.A. program rests
squarely upon the principle of mutual trust. We trust God, we trust
A.A., and we trust each other. Therefore we cannot do
less than trust our leaders in service. The 'Right of Decision' that we
offer them is not only the practical means by which
they may act and lead effectively, but it is also the symbol of our
implicit confidence."1962, AAWS, Inc.; Twelve Concepts for
World Service by Bill W., page 16

*~*~*~*~*^ Grapevine Quote ^*~*~*~*~*

"Today, we enjoy a Fellowship which
owes its ever-increasing membership of recovering alcoholics
(unprecedented in human history) to the well-wishers and
combined efforts of many outside agencies and services, as well as many
professionals. To these folks, we
surely owe a debt of gratitude."Yet, the heart of AA remains the
same, thank God, when one alcoholic reaches out to another, and we find
that we can do together what none of us could do
alone."Aberdeen, S.D., September 1991"Sponsorship -- The Heart of AA,"In Our Own Words

~*~*~*~*^ Big Book & Twelve N' Twelve
Quotes of the Day ^*~*~*~*~*

"Most of us sense that real tolerance
of other people´s shortcomingsand viewpoints and a respect for their
opinions are attitudes whichmake us more useful to others."~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition,
There Is A Solution, pg. 19

More than most people the alcoholic
leads a double life. He is verymuch the actor. To the outer world he
presents his stage character.This is the one he likes his fellows
to see. He wants to enjoy acertain reputation but knows in his
heart he doesnt deserve it.~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition,
Into Action, pg. 73

Could we then foresee that troublesome
people were to become our principal teachers of patience and tolerance?-Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions p.
141

Misc. AA Literature - Quote

The New A.A. and His FamilyWhen
alcoholism strikes, very unnatural situations may develop which work
against marriage partnership and compatible
union. If the man is affected, the wife must become the head of the
house, often the breadwinner. As matters get worse,
the husband becomes a sick and irresponsible child who needs to be
looked after and extricated from endless
scrapes and impasses. Very gradually, usually without any realization
of the fact, the wife is forced to become the mother of
an erring boy, and the alcoholic alternately loves and hates her
maternal care.Under the influence of A.A.'[s Twelve
Steps, these situations are often set right.Whether the family goes on a spiritual
basis or not, the alcoholic member has to if he would recover. The
others must be convinced of his new status beyond
the shadow of a doubt. Seeing is believing to most families who have
lived with a drinker.1. TWELVE AND TWELVE, PP. 117-1182. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, P. 135

Prayer For The Day: Dear Lord, I thank you for this beautiful
day. I ask for your guidance and wisdom as I go into this day. Please
grant me the strength and wisdom to overcome the problems I may
encounter in this day.

Ask
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